This Cities and Urban Land Use curriculum unit is intended to provide high school teachers of Advanced Placement Human Geography with a guide to teaching the broad and complex subject of urban geography. It may also add to the body of qualitative...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in Counselor Education With a Specialization in Mental Health Counseling."; Thesis advisor: Cherie King.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.;...

Thesis advisor: Andrea G. Osburne.; " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in TESOL."; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2000.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-104).

The issue of standardized testing is multifaceted and often the subject of much debate. Given the support that these test receive from the current state and federal administrations, with the goals of determining accountability and improving the...

The Pharmaceutical Industry spends billions of dollars each year advertising their products to consumers, often via direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) on television, radio, and the Internet. This level of prescription drug promotion has...

This qualitative inquiry investigated whether the integration of art-making could
enhance children's reading comprehension and recall skills. With the implementation of
an extra-curricular after school club, I was able to utilize interventions that...

Critics have been struggling to find a consistent theme that permeates Herman Melville’s Pierre; or, the Ambiguities (1852). There is the pamphlet on which a lecture by a man named Plotinus Plinlimmon is written down in the middle of the story. It...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in International Studies."; Thesis advisor: Shen Xiaoping.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves...

The search for meaning, growth, transcendence and reports of positive effects during a terminal illness have been increasing areas of research and attention in the past several decades. This thesis is a survey of the literature of both qualitative...

There is one thing we all have in common. Regardless of our gender, age, race, religion or socioeconomic status, we, as human beings, all experience the pain and suffering associated with life. This is an unavoidable, inevitable fact. We suffer in...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in International Studies."; Thesis advisor: Mark A. Jones.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves...

Media images are extremely powerful forces in modern American society. These images with which we are constantly bombarded by living in a capitalistic society can without a word portray to millions messages of prejudice, love, hate, happiness,...

This thesis analyzes Prince Hamlet's role as a divinely commissioned scourge in Denmark, asking whether Hamlet functions in a multifaceted capacity as a scourge or as a univocal scourge figure, a figure that is a stereotypically evil scourge. It...

Healthcare costs are projected to skyrocket as medical services become increasingly specialized and more expensive. Medicare spending in particular is growing rapidly representing approximately 16% of all federal spending. Recently, Medicare fraud...

Thesis advisor: Dr. Paul Tarasuk; Research supervisor: Dr. Rikke Wassenberg.; "Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Counseling Psychology."; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,1993;...

It is undeniable that conflict and change are a part or life. This often produces confusion or disillusionment, which can be difficult for adolescents. The author's perception of some of the challenges which contemporary youth face may be a...